Filmmaker Justin Wirtalla has released BEER RUNNERS online for rent or download! The film has been to 3 festivals, had 4 nominations, and won 1 award. It’s been receiving high praise from runners and non-runners alike. Please spread the word and let us know if your running group, bar, or community group would like a...
This weekend marks the 3 year anniversary of when I met David N. April. Our friendship did not start off well. I was in charge of the Philly Achilles workout that day as a large portion of the group was in Disney. Here is the dialogue from our initial encounter… Rod – Welcome. I’m...
Wirtalla Visual and the Philadelphia Brewing Company Present: BEER RUNNERS. Tickets are now available for the award winning film Beer Runners at Johnny Brenda’s on Sunday, January 10, 2016. If you missed the film at the Philadelphia Film Festival, here is another opportunity to see it on the big screen in the city. You...
The second law of thermodynamics states that the universe tends toward disorder. I grew up training as a classical musician, and in order to allow for maximal practice time, I led a most organized life. I existed within a bubble of meticulous control. It wasn’t until I graduated from college that my foundation of organized...
On Thursday, December 17, the Fishtown Beer Runners will turn eight! What began as two friends going out on a run has grown into a weekly running club of new friends from across the city running together. As I reflect back on 2015, I’m amazed how much FBR has grown in both numbers and in...
My love of running grew from a need for a positive focus during a hard time and is now an important part of who I am. I signed up for my first marathon 12 days after my dad died. His illness was sudden and his death left me in complete shock. As I contemplated...
Fishtown, you’re famous in Spain, of all places. And you have a bunch of beer drinkers to thank for that. Specifically, the Fishtown Beer Runners, the enthusiastic, sneaker-wearing barflies who lace up on Susquehanna Avenue every Thursday night and lope off to different taprooms – all, as they proclaim, “in the interest of science.” If...
I moved to Philly 2.5 years ago from California. I’d gone to grad school in upstate New York and found a job in Cherry Hill and, after driving around Philly for the first time after the interview, figured I could live here (Philly of course, not Jersey ha ha). I underestimated how hard it would...
The film Beer Runners is in good company! “100 films that have been handpicked and curated from around the world!” Look out for a cameo in this news piece. Congratulations Justin Wirtalla!! Read more below. See video here. By Alicia...
Glen Macnow and Joe Sixpack welcome special guest David April to the studio to discuss his running group that incorporates beer drinking and fitness, it’s meteoric rise, and the upcoming film about his life and efforts.Talkin’ FBR, beer, running and the film Beer Runners...
Still reeling from a devastating divorce, Philadelphian David April went out for a run and afterwards grabbed a beer in the name of science. Seven years and several thousand miles later, the beer running movement he and his friend Eric Fiedler began continues to flourish. Justin Wirtalla’s inspiring documentary is a celebration of the small...
No not that President, but me your beer-specials-seeking leader! I’m taking this opportunity to let you know that I’ll be stepping away from FBR for a short time in order to take care of a medical issue. Many of you have expressed concern and I want to assure you...
